Careers/Online Advertising Account Executive (Southern California)
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Wikia is a collaborative publishing platform that enables communities to discover, create, and share content on any topic in any language. Community-created wikis cover everything from the latest games, anime, music and TV shows to eco-friendly living and the world's best chocolate chip recipes.
With 275,000 enthusiast communities attracting more than 45 million global unique visitors each month, Wikia is the largest user-generated media company and is a Top 50 site, according to Quantcast. Wikia was founded in 2004 by Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley, and is headquartered in a brightly colored SOMA office in San Francisco, CA.
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Online Advertising Account Executive (Southern California)
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Wikia is searching for a talented Online Advertising Account Executive to join the team and be based in Los Angeles. In this role, you will be responsible for managing existing advertising business and for generating new business for Wikia in Southern California. The right candidate will also be highly organized and detailed-oriented, with solid communication skills and the ability to work on multiple ongoing projects.
Responsibilities:Edit
- Build, manage, and optimize personal relationships with agency and clients via in-person meetings, emails, and phone calls
- Work with existing and potential gaming, entertainment, and automotive clients to determine business needs and formulate successful integrated marketing and sales solution strategies
- Set territory sales agenda including prioritizing and organizing sales calls for maximum dollars
- Respond to RFPs and develop original promotional ideas at the client and agency level
- Actively cover Southern California and work closely with the Regional Sales Manager in creating original, strategic proposals/presentations that meet and exceed the needs of clients/agencies
- Conduct regular analysis of territory including "big picture" forecasts
- Complete regular call reports to update sales management on account activity
- Maintain territory revenue forecast
Desired Skills & ExperienceEdit
- 3+ years of professional advertising sales experience in Southern California
- BA/BS degree
- Proven track record of success in meeting and exceeding revenue goals
- Ability to think and plan strategically; strong negotiation skills
- Contacts with entertainment, gaming, and automotive clients and ad agency representatives a plus
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and learn new areas quickly
- Positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy, and sense of humor
- Self-directed and comfortable working in fast growing, rapidly changing environment
- Ability/willingness to travel
ApplyingEdit
This is a full time position based in Los Angeles.
Send your resume and cover letter to hiring@wikia-inc.com and include 'Online Advertising Account Executive – Southern California' in the subject line.
